Accomplishing NAGPRA
Subtitle: Perspectives on the Intent, Impact, and Future of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Publisher: Oregon State University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780870717208
Subjects: Human remains (archaeology); Indians of north america, antiquities; Cultural property; Indians of north america, material culture
Description: "Accomplishing NAGPRA reveals the day-to-day reality of implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The diverse contributors to this timely volume reflect the viewpoints of tribes, museums, federal agencies, attorneys, academics, and others invested in the landmark act. NAGPRA requires museums and federal agencies to return requested Native American cultural items to lineal descendants, culturally affiliated Indian tribes, and Native Hawai’ian organizations. Since the 1990 passage of the act, museums and federal agencies have made more than one million cultural items—and the remains of nearly forty thousand Native Americans—available for repatriation. Drawing on case studies, personal reflections, historical documents, and statistics, the volume examines NAGPRA and its grassroots, practical application throughout the United States. Accomplishing NAGPRA will appeal to professionals and academics with an interest in cultural resource management, Indian and human rights law, Indigenous studies, social justice movements, and public policy."--